Thank you for purchasing the second album by WILSON. On this page lies some "heart" behind the songs, as well as lyrical content. May you enjoy, reflect, feel and discover as you take a walk in this place

"I Know a Place" This song is about our never-ending search as humans for purpose. The ultimate realization of that purpose is a life lived as God intended. And not only is there purpose there, but there are wondrous things happening. The impossible is made available. This place is where we realize that God is so far above our thinking, that it's useless to try to figure out what He can and cannot do.

I know a place where redwoods are matchsticks and break just like plastic I know a place where the rainbow hides it’s eyes from colors so bright. O, what a sight!

A boat went sailing through the sea in search of better king and country It even used up it’s very last dime, but it fell short of what it hoped to find

I know a place where kings lower their crowns and their words fall straight to the ground I know a place where men float like powder and wither in hours, and are sifted like flour

A plane went soaring through the sky in search of all the things that make a life It even used up it’s very last ride, but it fell short of what it hoped to find

The night will turn into the day and you wake to find it all the same The sun will rise time after time, but you still fall short of what you hope to find

I know a place Where redwoods are matchsticks and break just like plastic. O what a sight!

"Orchestrate" This song was written after my brush with death in Africa in 2016. If I open my eyes, I can see the beauty of God's orchestration everywhere. It is beautiful and terrifying and lovely and complicated.

Existence sits at your fingertips, and for how long can we remain Waking up with such heavy thoughts like we carry all of the weight

Like snow plows in the winter cold, You make free the traveled road And when the dark of night hides the way, You orchestrate

Beauty must confess, it is envious of everything you do Time cannot pretend to be in control when it can't stand alone

Like snow plows in the winter cold, You make free the traveled road And when the dark of night hides the way, You orchestrate

Like the dawn of the morning light, You push back the dark of night And hold down the raging seas, and bring the mountains to their knees For you nations rise and fall, and devastate dividing walls And turn their ears to you and wait, You orchestrate

"Walk Honestly" Proverbs 3:6

I hear a wind scattering the leaves And they ask themselves “Did we ever have trees?”

Make these feet walk honestly

I hear a sound of waters unrestrained Tearing up the banks and flooding the plains

Make these feet walk honestly

And if I fall somewhere along the path Let this heart find a soft place to land ‘Cause I would die under a heavy hand

When I look back on the years of my life Oh, Lord, I just ask that I be satisfied

Make these feet walk honestly

And if I fall somewhere along the path Let this heart find a soft place to land ‘Cause I would die under a heavy hand

"Plans" One of the hardest things for someone trying to escape an undesirable past is the severing of personal connections throughout the process. Here is the story of a man and his "plans" of getting out of the impoverished community that he grew up in.

I got plans to get us outta here Darling, the time is near, you will see I’m your man, and I can take care of my own Without me you’d be alone and unhappy

Believe me when I say (when I say), I’ll put the past away (away) And forge a brand new day Hey, I’m your man. And darling, I’ve got plans

I know you say I can’t put these ways behind me That I’m just saying the same old things over again But I got plans, plans for you and me Where this life is not hanging over our heads

Hear me when I say (when I say), I'll put the past away (away) And make a brand new day Hey, I’m your man. And darling, I’ve got plans Oh we are getting older but time is on our side

This house is getting colder and I don’t know why Hey, I’m your man. And darling, I’ve got plans

"I Stand Next to the Sun"

What do I do with beauty when it is compared to me? How can I reconcile with reality? And will that mean I’ll only be just a part of me?

I’ve pushed and I’ve pulled to escape gravity I’ve wrecked and I’ve folded, been lost out to sea I’ve wept and I’ve toiled and I’ve squinted to see That still I stand next to the sun

Will I ever be found by anyone not searching me out? And is there a time when soft is more than loud? They always seem to hear the loudest sound

I’ve pushed and I’ve pulled to escape gravity I’ve wrecked and I’ve folded, been lost out to sea I’ve wept and I’ve toiled and I’ve squinted to see That still I stand next to the sun

Oooh, I can’t be mad at you, darlin A man can only receive what’s given him from heaven

"You Are Hard to Love" One of the most unassumingly powerful influences in the face of anger, brokenness, and pride is love. I've seen it break down walls that brute strength could not.

You are hard to love, you yell and you weep, you push and you shove There’s no way around, you are hard to love

You can’t find what’s been lost. There are ravines too deep to cross We’ve searched where we could but can’t find what’s is lost

Brother, we are tired and worn down But brother, we always come back around

It’s no way to live. To throw your punches then ask to forgive Of all of the ways that’s no way to live

There are only a few from the many that cared for you Of those who remain there are only a few

Brother, we are tired and worn down But brother, we always come back around

"Low"I wrote this song after a friend allowed themselves to be tossed to and fro by the waves of another person's actions, inferences, and words. As a friend, sometimes you can't do much about it until the whole ordeal is over. Hindsight is always perfectly clear.

Don’t you come around here no more, I don’t wanna see you at my door ‘Cause when you call me up just to say hello, you always leave me feeling low

Don’t you tell me I’m the only one 'cause I know more than I let on I spent too much time waiting by the phone, it always leaves me feeling low I always end up feeling

Low low low low I always end up feeling low low low low I always end of feeling low

Oh, if you would turn me loose and break the spell I have on you I wouldn’t need your hand wherever I go, I could walk away on my own Instead of always feeling

Low low low low I always end up feeling low low low low I always end of feeling low

"That Old Body" This song is dedicated to and written about my friend Alphonse, who was our bus driver in Rwanda for years. He died in 2015. He left behind is one child, Cyusa.

I remember sitting on that bus. You and me, the two front seats Conversation wasn’t for us. Sometimes you don’t have to speak

My home was far, so far from me. There was at least an ocean between But we were here and content to be together

When I see my Lord. When the streets are paved in gold When this tattered life is through. When that old body is new

But your little boy, at least he was taken in. He’ll have a chance for something new When you asked us about him, you knew your bed was calling you

You said you were well, that you had what you need. But we got up to hug as you went to leave And I could feel every bone on your body just aching

When I see my Lord. When the streets are paved in gold When this tattered life is through. When that old body is new

Losing ourselves is our greatest fear But we just wear down with every passing year

When I see my Lord. When the property is sold When the sky’s a brilliant hue. When that old body is new

"I'm Tired"

I’m tired and sleep ain’t gonna do I’m tired and rest won’t get me through I’m tired and trying to get to you I’m tired. I’m tired

Oh, lighten up this load on my shoulders now Won’t you ease it up for me somehow

I’m tired and I can’t feel anymore I’m tired and I think I lost what I had before I’m tired and I can’t go back through that door I’m tired. I’m tired

Oh, lighten up this load on my shoulders now Won’t you ease it up for me somehow

I’m tired and lying on the ground I’m tired and I can’t hear a sound I’m tired, where can my rest be found? I’m tired. I’m tired

Oh, lighten up this load on my shoulders now Won’t you ease it up for me somehow